This time, Liu Ming only nodded his head and didn't say anything else.
Lady Mi and Aunt Hong brought the boy back to the original bonfire and began to prepare some supplements for the boy to eat when he woke up.
The next morning, a group of Black Armored Guards escorted a few carriages towards Xuanjing. However, there was an extra small carriage that was pulled by a mule. Compared to the other carriages, it was a little out of place.
After yesterday's battle, seven or eight of the Black Tiger Guards had died and most of the others were injured. However, their corpses were cremated the night before. After the injured applied some medicine and put on their armor again, other than their faces being slightly pale, there wasn't anything abnormal about them.
Lady Du also put on a new bowstring for her giant bow and put on her armor again as she followed beside Lady Mi's carriage.
Just like this, the group of people walked further and further on the official road and soon, the temple was completely out of sight.
… …
In a luxuriously decorated hall in Xuanjing, an elegant looking man in a brocade robe, who looked to be in his thirties, had just finished reading a secret letter from outside of Xuanjing when his expression suddenly changed and he slammed the table beside him.
"How dare they try to kill my wife and son so close to Xuanjing. Do they really think that I, Qian Chao, am a clay statue? Come! "He yelled.
"Owner, what are your orders?"
A burly man with the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear immediately walked in from outside the door. As soon as he entered, he bowed and asked.
"Immediately send the Ba brothers out again and personally escort the wife and son back to Xuanjing. Also, send someone to the Third Marquis and say that I want to borrow his Ghost Shadow Guards to investigate something. "The embroidered robed man ordered without hesitation.
"Yes, this subordinate will do it right away." The big man immediately responded and respectfully retreated.
"Hmph, I, Qian Chao, only have this one son. No matter who wants to touch him, I will not let them go." The embroidered robed man gave a "hmph" and muttered to himself.
At the same time, in another secret room in Xuanjing, a fat man dressed in silk and satin was also in a rage.
"Trash, all of you are trash. Three mid-tier Qi Practitioners and so many others had attacked together, yet they had failed to take down the Qi Practitioners. Instead, they had all been wiped out. It wasn't easy for Master to borrow those three Qi Practitioners from Master. Now that they've all died in there, how am I supposed to explain this to Master? Scram! Scram as far as you can! "
This fatty was seven feet tall, and his body was full of fat, causing his belly to bulge like a ball. At this moment, his eyes were wide open, and he was scolding a skinny man who looked like a butler in front of him.
The butler's face was filled with terror and he didn't dare to say anything. However, when he heard the fatty's last words, he finally relaxed and scurried out of the secret room.
"Brother Mu, you're too lenient with your subordinates. If it was someone by my side who made such a mistake, I would have thrown them out to feed the dogs." In the corner of the secret room, there was another blurry figure sitting on a chair.
"Hmph, this housekeeper has been with me for quite some time. Furthermore, he can be considered to be a distant relative of my wife. Although he didn't do a good job this time, it wouldn't be good to severely punish him." After the big fatty calmed down the heavy breathing in his chest, he spoke somewhat helplessly.
"I naturally won't ask how your subordinates are dealt with. However, this matter was messed up and Ru Sha and the other two were all killed. This isn't good for me to report back to Master. "The blurry figure sighed as he replied.
"These words can be used to coax others, but there is no need to use them against me. Although three mid-tier Qi Practitioners are rare in Xuanjing, to Master, they are only three normal guards. If his master wanted a guard of this level, it would be a piece of cake. As long as you help me put in a few good words, I won't mistreat you. "Hearing this, the fatty rolled his eyes as he spoke.
After that, he took out a bulging cloth bag from his bosom and tossed it to the corner with a pained expression.
"Hehe, I knew that Brother Mu wouldn't be stingy. Alright, leave this matter to me. However, you need to be careful. This time, you have completely broken off all pretense of cordiality with the Hundred Spirit House. That guy's influence in Xuanjing is not small and I'm afraid that he will quickly find you. "The blurry figure caught the cloth bag and after inspecting it, he revealed a satisfied expression as he spoke.
"You don't need to say that, I naturally know about this matter. However, our two families have already fought in the dark countless times. As long as I don't leave Xuanjing, he wouldn't dare to come find me." The fatty named Mu said without a care.
"Alright, as long as Brother Mu knows what to do, then I will report back to Master." The blurry figure nodded his head as he spoke. Then, with a single hand sign, his body flashed and he disappeared into the wall behind him.
This person was unexpectedly also a Spirit Apostle.
After the blurry figure left, the fatty paced back and forth in the secret room a few times. Suddenly, he grabbed a teacup on the table and smashed it on the ground. At the same time, he bitterly muttered to himself:
"Qian Chao, the humiliation you gave me before, I will definitely not forget it. This time, count yourself lucky, but next time, I, Mu Yingcheng, will definitely not fail. "
… …
Three days later, the carriages that Liu Ming was in appeared in front of a large, bustling city gate. On top of the huge city gate that was over a hundred feet tall, the words "Xuanjing" were impressively engraved in silver powder.
The entire procession was lined up over a mile away, and there were still many people rapidly gathering at the back of the procession from other roads.
On the two sides of the city gate, there were close to a hundred white armored warriors standing straight and there were people interrogating the carriages entering the city.
On top of the tall city wall above the city gate, one could faintly see even more armored warriors holding weapons in their hands. There were also giant crossbows that were several tens of feet long set up there. One could faintly see thick black crossbow bolts resting on top of the crossbow bolts. The tips of the bolts all flashed with a strange cold blue light, as if they were not ordinary crossbow bolts.
Although they were far away, Liu Ming squinted his eyes and could still clearly see the appearance of the crossbow bolts and the appearance of the crossbow bolts on the city wall.
The crossbow bolts were not that big, but on the surface of the crossbow bolts, there were colorful Spirit Inscriptions on them. They were all expendable Glyph Bolts.
Seeing this, Liu Ming couldn't help but be shocked.
Just from what he could see, there were more than ten of these crossbow bolts. If all of them were to hit a person at the same time, even a Late Spirit Apostle would probably die on the spot.
Among the guards at the city gate, Liu Ming used his Divine Sense and found that there were a few people who also had the aura of a Practitioner.
Xuanjing was worthy of being the capital of Da Xuan Country. It could be said that it was heavily guarded and even the guards at the city gate had this kind of strength. A normal Spirit Apostle could only obediently enter and would not dare to break the laws of Xuanjing.
Just as Liu Ming was thinking, a group of Black Tiger Guards escorted the carriages to the city gate.
At this time, the girl surnamed Du urged her horse forward and arrived in front of the city gate. She threw a token to the guards and said lightly,
"Black Tiger Guards from the South Sea County. Under the orders of the Lieutenant, we are here to escort the noble back to Xuanjing. Are you sure there is a mistake in checking the token?"
"So it is the Lieutenant of the Black Tiger Guards. The token is also correct, so there is no need to check." A white armored guard looked at the token in his hand a few times before throwing it back and replying in a low voice.
Thus, the group of carriages moved and slowly flowed into the city gate.
Four hours later, Liu Ming was already in the main hall of a house in Xuanjing. Qian Ruping sat close to him on a smaller chair.
In the middle of the main seat, the elegant-looking man dressed in embroidered robes said to Liu Ming with a face full of gratitude:
"This time, my wife and my son were able to safely return to Xuanjing because of Mister Qian's help. Mister, please be at ease. I have already told a shop assistant to look for the Ice Silver Grass that you are looking for. If there is, I will immediately send it to mister. "
"Yes, if we can successfully find the Ice Silver Grass, then that would be for the best. Although my niece's illness is under control, it cannot be delayed for too long. "Liu Ming nodded and said calmly.
"Husband, other than the Ice Silver Grass, the Qian Clan has something else to thank Mister Qian. After all, the poison in Hu Er's body was discovered and cured by Mister Qian. "Lady Mi sat across from Liu Ming and said with a warm smile.
"Yes, of course. I know that Mister Qian, as a Spirit Apostle, will not be interested in normal items. How about this, in a month or so, the Hundred Spirit House will hold an auction. At that time, if mister likes anything, no matter what the final price is, I will only take half the price. How about it? However, I will have to trouble mister to continue removing the poison in Hu Er's body. "Qian Chao thought for a while before speaking without thinking.
"Since I have interfered in this matter, there is no reason for me to give up halfway. Owner Qian, please be at ease. As long as the poison in your son's body is removed a few more times, he will be fine. "Liu Ming nodded and replied noncommittally.
Hearing this, the embroidered robed man was naturally happy and thanked him a few more times.
"That's right, I heard from my wife that other than wanting to treat your niece's illness, mister is also here to find relatives. However, Xuanjing is so big and it will not be easy for mister to find someone. Why don't you temporarily stay in my house? Although the Qian House is not considered a luxurious house, it is more than enough to arrange for mister and your niece. "The embroidered robed man changed the topic and said enthusiastically.
"Temporarily stay in your house! That's fine, then I will disturb you for a while. "Liu Ming's eyes flashed slightly and he agreed without hesitation.
Hearing this, the embroidered robed man became even happier. After chatting a bit more, he ordered a middle aged servant to come in and lead Liu Ming and the girl to a room that was specially prepared for guests.
"My wife, how did you meet this person? Tell me in detail again." After Liu Ming's figure quickly disappeared from the hall, the embroidered robed man's smile disappeared and he put on a serious expression as he asked Lady Mi.
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